27-10 - UTPB

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Thursday, February 26, 2009
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News
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History Month.
And a great
homecoming.
And, oh yeah, fill out a
staff writer
application at MB 2138.
Go
Falcons!
spring
Schedule
March
Last day to file
for graduation. March 2
Page 2... hold on to your
underwear!
Page 3... The MJ sits down
with Dr. Watts and gets insight
into the future of UTPB.
Page 4... Drunk driving
simulator is sobering wakeup call for students.
Volume 27~ Issue 10
UTPB Dean of Education resigns
Dr. Ed Mills steps down to take presidency in Kansas
by Kristen Gipson
Editor-in-Chief
wishes you a
historic Black
Go Falcons!
Inside The MJ...
After years of service to the
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin, Dr. Ed Mills,
UTPB’s School of Education dean
is resigning to take the position
of president at Northwest Kansas
Technical College, located in
Goodland, Kansas.
Dr. David Watts attributes
much of the school of Education’s
recent success to Dr. Mills.
“Our school of Education has
grown tremendously under Dr.
Mills’s leadership, from being
accredited by the National
Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education [NCATE] to
receiving several million in
grants for teacher improvement,”
Watts said.
NCATE is a highly respected
council which accredits universities by holding high standards in
over 19 program areas, including
elementary education, content
areas, and others. UTPB became
accredited in November of 2007.
At the time, Mills expressed his
high hopes for the future of
UTPB’s accredited teachers.
“That national accreditation
will be a true benefit to Texas
school children. NCATE standards are rigorous. Meeting
them means that the teachers are
specialists. They are the very best
educators.”
In addition to NCATE, Dr.
Mills has initiated the West Texas
Regional P-16 Council.
The
Council’s mission is to “collaboratively create a college going
culture, provide enhanced access
to higher education at all levels,
promote life-long learning, and
work to sustain a high quality of
life in West Texas.” Mills also
developed a major graduate
scholarship program.
Along with Mills’s many
accomplishments, UTPB’s first
doctoral program, an Ed.D. is
envisioned for the future.
In a twist of fate, Mills is a
native of Kansas City, MO., and
is a excited to begin work at a
new university.
“I know and love the plains of
Western Kansas, and I am anxious to do what I can to help the
people and the communities in
this very special place,” Mills
said.
Since 2005, Dr. Ed Mills has served as associate provost as well
as dean of the UTPB School of Education.
Dollars and Sense
What you’re missing: How to get the most out of your college education
Spring Break! March 16-20
Last day to withdraw or drop
March 27
Last day to add self-paced
courses. March 27
Last regular class day May 1
Final exams May 4-7
Commencement May 9
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Student Center
by Kristen Gipson
Editor-in-Chief
Most college students know that
free is always better, especially in
light of today's economic woes.
However, even penny-pinching
people may be unaware that the
college education that they're paying for has hidden benefits.
A look at the average college
student's will provide a laundry
list of dollars and cents all paid
from the pocketbook of said student. However, a glance to the left
of those numbers will explain
what, exactly, is included in the
cost of a student's tuition. Most of
these fees, in fact, help pay for
services that some unlucky students might have been paying outside sources for all along.
Paying a library fee, for example, is a much better alternative
than paying 8-10 dollars for a book
at Barnes and Noble. In addition
to the library's collection of scholarly works, the J. Conrad Dunagan
library also boasts a collection of
contemporary and young adult,
along with free wireless services.
In fact, rather than wasting money
on internet, copy paper, ink, and
printers, students might save more
money by taking advantage of the
Computer Lab, located on the second floor of the Mesa Building.
In addition to paying library
fees, the university also charges to
upkeep the athletics department,
which students should take advantage of. Rather than paying for
gym memberships, students might
take advantage of the on-campus
tennis courts and gym.
Medical services are also avail-
photo by Kristen Gipson
Rather than paying for tickets to the latest movie, students should take advantage of the free tickets to Midland Community Theater production. MCT tickets can be obtained at the front desk
of the Student Union.
able to students with a co-pay of 10
dollars.
Dr. John Garcia visits
UTPB
every
Monday
and
Thursday, providing medical service for students in the Falcon Room
of the Gym (room 103). Garcia also
has a clinic, located at 601 E. 7th
street in Odessa.
Rather than paying for tickets to
the latest movie, students should
take advantage of the free tickets to
Midland Community Theater production.
MCT tickets can be
obtained at the front desk of the
Student Union. This year, MCT
will be performing Les Miserables,
Moonlight
and
Magnolias,
Footloose, and RENT, among other
productions, each of which are
guaranteed to be cheaper and thus
at least marginally more enjoyable
than the latest Adam Sandler
movie.
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Opinion
, The Mesa Journal
Hold on to your undies!
by Kristen Gipson
Editor-in-Chief
Since I’m a big fan of fight scenes,
I like to think that if I ever caught
a car burglar in a parking lot, I
would be able to channel my
inner 007 and overcome the fiend
with some debilitating yet lowimpact spy moves that would
incapacitate him until the cops
showed up. Then they’d cart him
off to jail, the mayor would shake
my hand, and I would accept the
key to the city graciously. Being,
also, a huge fan of Monty Python,
the truth is that if I ever came
face-to-face with a burglar, I
would probably run the other
way, hope he hadn’t seen me, and
hide under the nearest car.
Considering that it’s me, my cell
phone would probably fall out of
my purse, spin across the pavement to his feet, and start ringing.
Then the burglar would answer it
and someone would say, without
prelude: “Hey, I just drove by the
parking lot. What are you doing
underneath that red Mazda?”
So, the key to the city, the celebratory fanfare really ought to go
to Yvonne Morris, an animal technician from Salt Lake City who
not only chased down a man suspected of breaking into her coworker’s car, but subdued him
with a wedgie.
Which, really,
would also probably make it into
a Monty Python movie.
But when you think about it,
Yvonne Morris is an American
hero. Sure, she didn’t fight in any
wars (as far as I know) or fight
any fires (as far as I know) or star
in any movies with Johnny Depp
(this one is unlikely), but Yvonne
Morris risked life and limb to
chase down a guy who, for all she
knew, might have had a Uzi on
him or a machete or a chain saw, a
man who thinks nothing of breaking into someone’s car for money
or profit or their prized Il Divo
CDs.
Then she wrapped her
hands around his underwear and
brought him to justice. And she
didn’t even do it on behalf of her
own righteous indignation, but on
behalf of her co-worker’s. This, my
friends, is a woman with either a
disturbing lack of fear or a very big
heart.
Sometimes it seems like people
will do anything to avoid giving
someone else a hand. The theme
song for driving through almost
any parking lot is “Get out of my
way; what are you doing? You
can’t walk there! I’m driving
there!” followed by incoherent
screaming. Or how about the time
when I slipped on a wet floor, did
a spectacular back flip in full view
of about three people (one of
whom was mopping the floor) and
no one even bothered to check if I
was okay? And I’ve been guilty of
it, too.
I’ve seen people, cars
parked on the side of the highway,
hoods up, looking close to tears as
they sat on their phone calling,
presumably, someone to come pick
them up. But have I ever stopped
to offer assistance? Certainly not.
I’m not saying that it’s a good idea
to stop; you never know if that person is close to tears because they
blew a flat or because they’re completely looney-tunes and just realized that they murdered their wife.
However, the concept is the same.
If a co-worker said, “HEY, that guy
just broke my car!” my first reaction would be “Shut up! He might
hear you!” and then I would suggest that we sneak very quietly
inside to call the police.
So, what’s my point? Certainly,
I’m not advising that anybody do
what Yvonne Harris did, and definitely don’t try to give a scary bad
guy a wedgie, but it would be nice
if we could help others in times of
need, even when it seems inconvenient to us.
Anecdote: A couple of years ago,
I took a trip to New York City.
And I wasn’t accosted by muggers
and I didn’t give anyone a wedgie.
And New Yorkers, from what I
saw, aren’t nearly as unfriendly as
the rumors go. However, they are
definitely less helpful. Asking a
native how to get to X Street from
Y Street earned us a glare and very
disgusted, reluctant advice. In
Odessa, asking someone how to
get to 42nd street from University
would be met with a “Where are
you from? How long are you visiting?” But even Odessans are, very
rarely, oblivious to the fact that
there is more (always, always
more) to do to make life easier for
others.
In Salt Lake City, they make life
easier with wedgies. Everything’s
bigger in Texas. Go for the SuperAtomic.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
My experience with...
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Journal, Kelly Wingert. Check back
each issue for the next installment
in Kelly’s college adventure!
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“How is the semester going so far?”
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fun."
Dr. Traut
Leadership & Public
Administration Professor
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English
Assistant Professor
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“I only like one
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
On Campus
The Mesa Journal,
3
Meet the President
Dr. David Watts shares his thoughts on the future of UTPB
by Renae Ludrick
Staff Writer
2010
With approval of the new engineering program, current and new
construction going on around
campus, there are many changes
taking place at UTPB. The Mesa
Journal recently sat down with Dr.
Watts to find out what these
changes mean for students, and
what students can expect in the
future.
M.J.
UTPB just gained the
approval for the engineering program, what does that mean for the
future of UTPB with new programs?
Dr. Watts: adding new programs,
like engineering is a milestone, it
means we will be able to provide
qualified professionals to the state
and in particular to our area. We
are going to have a concentration
in nuclear engineering as you may
know nuclear industries are beginning to locate in West Texas, particularly in Andrews count and eastern New Mexico. The U.S. is the
largest nuclear fuel enrichment
plant is being located just on the
other side of the Texas border in
new Mexico, and they are presently hiring people from Texas as well
as New Mexico to work there, it
would be a great industry, and that
industry will attract many other
nuclear related industries.
M.J: Who is heading up the
nuclear program?
Dr. Watts Mr. Raj desai, will be
heading up engineering. And Mr.
Garnet Coleman, is assisting we
have, very lucrative scholarship
that are available thru the nuclear
regulatory commission. Those
scholarships pay all tuition, fees
and books and a thousand dollar
per month stip-end.
M.J: How long do you think it will
take for the program to be in full
force?
Dr. Watts: We will start off offering junior level courses in fall of
2009. We are already doing freshmen and sophomore courses, and
senior level courses in the fall of
M.J: How do you think the
nuclear program will attract more
students?
Dr. Watts: Engineering tends to
be, what we call, an attractor program. A lot of young people from
high school say they want to be an
engineer, many do go on to
become
engineers, but some
change
their
minds
and
decide to become
something else.
So it (the engineering
program) tends to
attract more students
M.J.:
As the
recession continues to grow, has
UTPB
started
any new programs to help
students
pay
tuition
and
costs?
Dr. Watts: We
talked about the
NRC scholarship
that can help a
few students. For
entry level freshmen,
UTPB
offers a $1,000
per semester scholarship, if you
are in the top half of your class, for
transfer students we offer $3,000
scholarships, $1,500 per semester,
if you have a GPA of 3.0. We
award approximately 2.1 million
in scholarship to UTPB students.
We are going to be assessing over
this semester if we need to take
any other steps, and if we can take
any steps to help struggling students
M.J.: Has the university noticed
any affects from the recession in
terms to new enrollment, or reenrollments?
Dr. Watts: Not yet. The Permian
basin area still has a very positive
economy as of December 08.
Midland has the lowest unemployment rates for 4 years in a row in
the state and Odessa was 7th. All
of us can see a number of help
wanted signs still be posting. Right
now the local economy is good. Of
course that is what effects our
enrollment.
M.J.: Speaking of the local economy, how do you think UTPB helps
the Odessa/Midland area?
Dr. Watts: There is no question
about that UTPB does help. Each
Before accepting the position as
chancellor he had already indicated that he wished to resign at U.T.
Health Science Center, so he could
devote his attention full time to
pediatric transplant surgery. As he
put it, when he was offered the
position as chancellor, he was
motivated by a higher calling. So
he's a man motivated by the highest calling. He
will be visiting,
I can't give an
exact date yet.
But he will
want to meet
with students,
faculty
and
staff
while
here. He is the
first Hispanic
leader of a
world-class
university system outside of,
of
course
Spain,
and
countries
in
Latin America
M.J.: The new
arts and science building
is set to be
open soon, are
there any new
future buildings in the
photo by Renae Ludrick
works?
student at UTPB at a minimum Dr. Watts: The students union will
brings approximately 45k to the be breaking ground sometime this
spring, I think in late march or
local economy
April and after the groundbreakM.J.: The UT system just got a new ing, or around the ground breakchancellor, what are your thoughts ing you will be construction start
around the existing science buildon the new chancellor?
Dr. Watts: His nickname is Cisco. ing. Sometime this spring we will
He is well known among universi- break ground on the performing
ty presidents in the state, in 8 year arts center, an almost 80 million
transformed the University of dollar facility. By the C.E.E.D.
Texas health science center in San building. We had a 40 acre site that
Antonio. in a very positive way. He was donated to the University for
is a very humble man, very accom- the facility.
plishment and very caring. He
cares about everyone. He's kind, M.J.: Are there any more plans to
concerned and he's very accom- develop more buildings in that
plished. He is a pediatric trans- area(C.E.E.D Building) in the
plant surgeon, who while was future?
president at U.T. Health Science Dr. Watts: There very likely will
Center -S.A. at least two weekends be, it all depends on availability of
a month practiced surgery. To funds for construction
keep his skills in good form.
M.J.: How does the availability for
funds for construction come up
Dr. Watts: The Texas legislature in
the last session, appropriated 99
million dollars for the construction
of the science building and the performing arts center, the rest of the
money for the performing arts center was the result of donations and
allocations from the University of
Texas university fund
M.J.: What do you think right
now, is the strongest program
offered here at UTPB
Dr. Watts: They are all strong,
UTPB's students graduates has the
highest percentage of graduates
who go on to work, or graduate or
professional school of any university in Texas. (all 35 public universities). It indicates that all of our
degree programs here are very
strong.
M.J.: Are there any new programs
that are working on being
approved?
Dr. Watts: Well there are a couple
of other programs, we would like
to have at UTPB we have been
approved by the coordinating
board for planning, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering,
nursing, and a masters in health
administration. So over the next
few years we will be looking at the
viability of these programs.
M.J.: Do you think the programs
will help the university grow in
terms of enrollment numbers?
Dr. Watts: I think nursing will
especially help
M.J.: What do you think of the
campus police department?
Dr. Watts: The police department
has been undergoing transition for
the past year and a half. We hire a
new chief, Chief Hain, and I think
he's making remarkable strides in
building a professional program.
Chief Hain is doing a good job,
he's an experienced police officer,
and lived in Odessa before. I know
that the salaries we offer are as
good as any in the area, and that
we would invite any person interested to apply.
“Set Yourself Free”
Life after Bachelor’s
Where do we go from here?
by Renae Ludrick
Staff Writer
After many study-filled
years earning a bachelors
degree, the majority UTPB
graduates are ready to join the
workforce in their chosen
career fields. Graduating with
the bachelors is considered to
be a major milestone, signaling
the start of a new chapter in
life.
However, as news reports
show details of the recession
growing, and reports of layoffs
become more frequent, it
seems the skies may be a little
dark for the newly graduated
Falcons. It can be easy to lose
hope when starting a new
career search, but UTPB has
many resources available for
students to help make the job
search process as painless as
possible.
In 2008, UTPB
ranked 1st in the state for graduates who find employment
after graduation, and has consistently ranked top for several
years running.
"Obviously, there's going to
be more competition for jobs
during the near term. President
Obama seems to be taking
unprecedented measures to stimulate our national economy." Said
Tony Love, Director of Career
Services on campus.
For students looking to get a
head start, or jump start on job
searching, UTPB's career services
center is an excellent resource. The
career services website offers an
online guide to creating or revising
a resume, as well as an updated job
bank
to
search
through.
Throughout the regular academic
year, career services hosts a number of seminars on various careersearch topics such as: resume writing seminars, working overseas,
expectations at the workplace, conducting successful interviews, and
many more. During the fall and
spring semester a career fair is
hosted on campus.
"I have used the career services
website for information to help
with my resume, and get some tips
for interviews. The information
online was very helpful in my job
search" said Letty Flores, Junior.
Students are welcome to stop by
the career services office anytime
for career counseling, resume
assistance, mock interviews, and
use of the job search software.
"All undergrads, grads and
alumni are welcome to register to use our university
recruitment software in sourcing jobs and internships. We
provide personality testing
and access to our DISCOVER
career exploration system"
said Tony Love.
Once armed with polished
resume job seekers should be
ready for the full time job of
finding a job. It may not take
long to post your resume on
careerbuilder.com, or following up with a call to the hiring
manager. Yet, today's job hunt
is a combination of old fashioned footwork, online brand
building and reaching out to
the right people, according to
Anthony Balderrama, of
CareerBuilder.com. For a new
job seeker, networking will
prove to be extremely crucial,
as well as perseverance in the
job hunt. With a variety of
resources offered at UPTB, all
graduates have a leg up in the
process of finding their ideal
job.
Conference transcends gender, race, and class
by Kristen Gipson
Editor-in-Chief
February 6 and 7, 2009 brought
a huge crowd to the Black History
Month Leadership Conference,
hosted by the Black Leadership
Council. The event, estimated to
have cost over $20,000, included a
job fair, a visit from celebrity
Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Deebo), and
an academic panel discussion.
The Black Leadership Council
gave away several scholarships to
high school seniors who are planning to attend UTPB next fall.
photo by Romey Elguezabal
Tommy “Tiny” Lister, also known as Deebo, signed autographs
for the Black Leadership Conference on February 6, 2009.
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Falcon Voices
, The Mesa Journal
Falcons host Rattlers for back-to-back double headers
by Renae Ludrick
Staff Writer
The UTPB Baseball team hosted
St. Mary's University at Roden
Field for a four game heartland
conference
showdown
on
February 13th, and 14th. The fisrt
game of the series had Freshmen
Casey Rana making his season
debut on the pitching mound.
Rana gave up six hits and two
walks giving the Falcons an early
victory.
UTPB had a one run lead going
into the second inning of game
two, which the Rattlers quickly
matched and stretched out into 41. Falcons were not able to score
again for the rest of the game, splitting the double header.
On Saturday the teams matched
up again at Roden Field, looking
for another win to take home the
series. The falcons were deter-
mined to not hand their Heartland
Conference another win, and easily defeated the rattlers back to
back. For the first game, UTPB
crushed St. Mary's 8-2 with Drew
Kendrick pitching a complete
game yielding only six hits, two
walks, and retiring six batters.
The second game was off to a
rough start when UTPB came back
from a 5-3 defecit in the fifth
inning to claim another win. Final
score of game two 8-6.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Weekend Getaway:
Austin
by Kelly Wingert
Assistant Editor
Austin, Texas is located roughly
370 miles southeast of the UTPB
campus. It is the Texas state capital
and a place majority of Texans
have probably been. It may seem
boring and drab to do a whole
weekend getaway about Austin;
however, most people who have
been there have not truly experienced the city. It is typically a place
people go for special events and
they do not take time to play
tourist and see what the city is
truly about.
On August 21, 1991, Austin
became "known as the Live Music
Capital of the World," the Austin
Chamber of Commerce declares.
This came to be after the discovery
that Austin houses more live music
venues per capita than Nashville,
New York City, Los Angeles, and
anywhere else in the nation. It
hosts more than 200 venues and is
home to thousands of musicians
meaning that there is a show available at almost anytime on any day
of the week.
If music is not your style, perhaps an outdoor adventure would
better suit your needs. The great
outdoors is a big part of Austin's
culture. The city has "miles of hike
and bike trials, with more than 200
parks and around 300 days of sunshine each year," the Austin
Chamber of Commerce boasts. The
city plays host to a variety of running and cycling events, including
the AT&T marathon. In addition,
CNN just named Austin the
nation's number one golf destination.
Perhaps you are more of the
artistic type; Austin offers a wide
variety of art as well. "We are a creative community filled with
designers, painters, sculptors,
dancers,
filmmakers,
musicians…artists of all kinds,"
the Austin Chamber of Commerce
explains. Austin offers the nation's
largest university-owned collection which is exhibited at the
Blanton Museum. There are also
more intimate galleries where
upcoming talent is displayed. If an
up-close look at local artists
sounds more interesting, take the
East Austin Studio Tour.
In addition to all the exciting
outings, Austin offers a wide range
of spas, hotels, bed and breakfasts,
as well as fine dinning. It would be
well worth the time and money
spent, to enjoy a relaxing weekend
in Austin. The city offers a little
something for everyone. Girls
could enjoy a nice spa weekend,
while guys play golf or engage in
various outdoor activities.
photo by Renae Ludrick
The Lady Falcons hosted West Texas A&M for a season opening three game series on Friday
February 6th and with a doubleheader Saturday February 7th.
UTPB Softball off to slow season start
by Renae Ludrick
Staff Writer
The Lady Falcons hosted West
Texas A&M for a season opening
three game series on Friday
February 6th and with a doubleheader Saturday February 7th.
The Lady Buffs won the first game
in a shut out 10-0. On Saturday,
UTPB scored the first run of the
season during the first game of the
double header, but could not keep
up with the West Texas A&M who
won both games 13-1 and 8-0.
Following a tough season opening loss, the Lady Falcons headed
to San Angelo for a non-conference
tournament. First day of the series
featured a doubleheader against
Missouri Western State University,
and a rematch against West Texas
A&M. UTPB fell to both teams,
final scores 9-0 and 10-0, respectively. Day 2 started of against Ft.
Hays State University with the
final score 9-4. Following the
tough loss against the Lady Tigers,
UTPB took on Angelo State
University (13-0). The Rambelles
continued their winning streak,
and defeated the Lady Falcons 8-0.
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Austin, Texas is famous for its vivid music scene. Music lovers
flock in drove to popular musical venues.
How to save a life
Drunk driving simulator is wake-up call for students
by Renae Ludrick
Staff Writer
With informative presentations, and a simulator duplicating the effects for a sober person of
driving while intoxicated, the Drunk Driving Kills: Make a Difference with the Save a Life Tour
High Impact Alcohol Awareness Program, drew in huge crowds to the Multipurpose Room.
February Special
14 in.
One-topping
Heart-Shaped Pizza
$7.95
(432)366-2000
4007 JBS Parkway
(across from the university)
It wasn't the usual kind of event
which attracts students to the
multi-purpose room on any given
day. Yet the "National Save a Life
Tour presentation" did raise a lot of
attention and attract many students. With informative presentations, and a simulator duplicating
the effects for a sober person of
driving while intoxicated, the multipurpose room always had a
crowd.
"The purpose of our presentations is to help raise awareness on
the dangers of drinking and driving.
When somebody drives
drunk, they really don't realize
how dangerous it is, or how bad
their driving really is. The simulator helps people understand what
its like to be driving while intoxicated. And most students have no
idea how dangerous it really is.
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Fortunately many people take it
seriously before being affected first
hand" said Matt Kwant, a speaker
with the National Save a Life Tour.
Many students underestimated
how difficult it would be for a
sober person trying to drive in the
drunken car simulator. "It was
weird, I was getting motion sickness….I had a friend that was
killed by a drunk driver. I was so
freaked out on this" said senior,
Leah Loftin.
With someone being inured by
a drunk driver every three minutes, its important for students to
understand the risk and dangers
involved if you drink and drive.
"If someone drinks and drives, its
not a matter of if they have an accident, it's a matter of when" said
Matt Kwant, continuing "the best
and only solution to avoid accidents is to make sure you have a
sober driver. So step up and be
there for your friends when they
need a ride"
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